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Daily News23 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 23.02.2022 (‘BIS certification mandatory for footwear’, Regulation, not prohibition,India sends first batch of aid to Afghanistan, Russia faces sanctions after Putin move)

1. ‘BIS certification mandatory for footwear’ Awareness programmes held as manufacturers have to apply online for licence The Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai Region, has started reaching out to footwear manufacturers across the State as BIS certification has been made mandatory for various kinds of footwear from July 1. Officials of the BIS, Chennai, said […]

Daily News22 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 22.02.2022 (‘Sustained investment in science helped India fight pandemic’, The crisis in Ukraine’s Donbass region)

1. ‘Sustained investment in science helped India fight pandemic’ Govt. to organise week-long festival to celebrate science Ahead of a week-long celebration of India’s achievements in science and technology since Independence, top officials of Ministries linked to science and technology said the country was able to conduct COVID-19 tests and make vaccines efficiently because of […]

Daily News21 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 21.02.2022 (Tapping technology for multilingual learning, Withdraw new media guidelines: Editors Guild, The despotic nature of the PMLA, The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the UAE, Do unemployment benefits delay work?)

1. Tapping technology for multilingual learning As the theme of International Mother Language Day 2022, it has much relevance in reshaping Indian higher education It is my conviction that expression in one’s mother tongue lies at the heart of an individual or community’s cultural identity. For centuries, India has been home to hundreds of languages […]

Daily News20 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 20.02.2022 (Night pollinators: how moths help the Himalayas, Pune telescope helps in major breakthrough, Can dark matter be composed, even partly, of black holes?, New observations help explain the universe’s most energetic objects)

1. Night pollinators: how moths help the Himalayas These insects have so far received less scientific attention than bees and butterflies Moths are vital to pollination in the Himalayan ecosystem of northeast India, reveals a recent study. The study establishes 91 species of moths as potential pollinators of 21 plant families in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh […]

Daily News20 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 19.02.2022 (India needs a refugee and asylum law, Russia welcomes India’s stand on eastern Ukraine situation, I&B Ministry warns officials on data security, Hydrogen policy calls for more incentives: experts, New gecko from NE gets Army tag)

1. India needs a refugee and asylum law On refugee issues, it ought to be among the most admired nations and not one that has much to be ashamed of as now This month I introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the Lok Sabha proposing the enactment of a Refugee and Asylum law. The Bill […]

Daily News18 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 18.02.2022 (Conviction rate in human trafficking cases declining, India’s first water taxi service inaugurated in Maharashtra, ‘Draft laws on refugee rights need revision’)

1. Conviction rate in human trafficking cases declining Activists call for robust inter-State investigations Twice every week, two women from Basanti in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, visit a local non-governmental organisation at the subdivision headquarters from their village, seeking details of the investigation in the case relating to their rescue from traffickers. These […]

Daily News16 Feb 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 16.02.2022 (Anti-lynching Bills passed by four States hanging fire, The importance of caste data, India to make digital maps of all villages, Where is the Ukraine crisis headed to?)

1. Anti-lynching Bills passed by four States hanging fire Lynching not defined as a crime under IPC, Centre has said Bills passed against lynching in the past four years by at least three States ruled by BJP rivals and one by the party itself have not been implemented, with the Union government taking the view […]

Daily News15 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 15.02.2022 (Govt. bans 54 new Chinese mobile apps, ASI reviving underwater division, The Palk Bay fisheries conflict: A tale of competing livelihoods and a depleted catch, The fight against antimicrobial resistance)

1. Govt. bans 54 new Chinese mobile apps The Centre on Monday banned over 50 new Chinese mobile applications, including Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade, Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu and Viva Video Editor, citing concerns over privacy and national security. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had issued interim directions for blocking 54 […]

Daily News14 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 14.02.2022 (The import ban on drones)

1. The import ban on drones Why has the Government issued such a ban? Will this move help promote more indigenous models of drones? The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued an order on February 9 prohibiting with immediate effect the import of drones in Completely-Built-Up (CBU), Semi-knocked-down (SKD) or Completely-Knocked-down (CKD) forms. However, import […]

Daily News12 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 12.02.2022 (Taking a byte out of cyber threats, In a double bind, facing conservatism and politics, Will continue to support India’s rise and regional leadership: U.S.)

1. Taking a byte out of cyber threats Rather than wait for the ‘Big Bang cyber attack’, nations and institutions ought to be prepared for a rash of cyber strikes Cyber attacks may be a relatively new phenomenon, but in a short time frame have come to be assessed as dangerous as terrorism. The world […]

Daily News11 Feb 2022

Daily Current Affairs 11.02.2022 (Local job laws that raise constitutional questions, An MSP scheme to transform Indian agriculture, Creating a sun in a lab)

1. Local job laws that raise constitutional questions State laws that limit the rights of out-of-State citizens go against the idea of India being one nation The Supreme Court of India will soon hear a petition to remove the stay on the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, or the Haryana Act, that reserves […]

Daily News10 Feb 2022

Daily Current AFfairs 10.02.2022 (BIS scales up regulation of gold hallmarking, Quad Ministers set to meet in Australia, Quad is not a security alliance, says Blinken, Understanding the new Central Media Accreditation Guidelines)

1. BIS scales up regulation of gold hallmarking On an average, 150 market samples are taken from jewellers for quality checks The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai region, has increased drawing of market samples to check the conformity to mandatory hallmarking of gold ornaments and Hallmark Unique ID (HUID) in jewellery. Hallmarking of gold […]